This country just made it legal for cops to keep 70% of All the traffic fines they collect

29 July 2015
Time
Anti-corruption / Crime and law enforcement / Government / Law and judiciary / Ministries and other national bodies / Ministry of Interior / National government / Police
Transparency International

Drivers in Cambodia have a lot to contend with: cavernous potholes, weaving motorcycles kicking up clouds of choking dust and noodle hawkers trundling down the “fast” lane. Now motorists may find their pockets as ravaged as their nerves, after officials announced a fivefold bump in traffic fines and gave permission for issuing officers to keep 70% of all cash collected. …

 Charlie Campbell
http://time.com/3976259/cambodia-traffic-police-keep-fines-corruption/

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